Wrong house demolished; but even owner didn’t know where he lived. The demolition of the wrong house has been an infrequent yet ever-present theme ever since DemolitionNews threw open its electronic doors and bid you all welcome. Over the years, we have seen contractors pitch up at the right house number but in the wrong…Read moreRead more
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Video – I have seen the future…
…and it has arms! Those of you that has been with us for a few years (and if you have, thank you) might recall that we brought you an exclusive video of a two-armed excavator that was apparently designed to aid on post-earthquake demolition and materials processing. Fast-forward three years and it seems that the…Read moreRead more
Video – Excavator crushed as block falls…
No information on the well-being of the operator; but this is not for the squeamish. There are times when we genuinely question our decision to present demolition in a warts-and-all fashion and without the filter of rose-coloured spectacles. This is one of those occasions. A tower block falls onto an excavator with a operator inside….Read moreRead more
Video – Below the surface…
Finnish demolition crew performs underwater explosive demolition. Whether it’s Leipäjuusto (bread cheese) or the Salmiakki salted liquorice liquor, you can always rely on the Finns to come up with something unusual. So here is demolition contractor 1R Demolition and a team of divers carrying out the explosive underwater demolition of foundations in the nation’s capital,…Read moreRead more
Bringing light to the home of the Ilumminations…
J. Bryan (Victoria) high reach goes to work in Blackpool. It is the spiritual home of the “kiss me quick” hat and the destination of choice for hen and stag parties the nation over. But Blackpool is also the current home of a high reach excavator from J. Bryan (Victoria) Ltd that is felling several…Read moreRead more
Video – Bothwellpark bridge busted…
Bridge over Scotland’s M74 felled during overnight possession. As part of the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, Bothwellpark Road Bridge was demolished over the weekend of 18–21 November 2016. This superb video from Transport Scotland captures the action. M74 Bridge Demolition J4-J5 from Transport Scotland on Vimeo.
Video – Woodlands Bridge blasted…
Clarke Demolition Company carries out overnight bridge implosion. Clarke Demolition Company carried out the successful implosion of the Woodlands Bridge over the M3 near Windlesham in Surrey last weekend as part of a £174 million project to improve journeys. The bridge, which carried Woodlands Lane over the M3 between junction 2 (for the M25) and…Read moreRead more
Video – Train wreck…
Shear makes light work of Italian train demolition. Over years, we have brought you footage showing the demolition of just about every kind of transport vehicle from ships and aircraft carriers to aeroplanes. But this – I think – is the first time we have featured the systematic demolition of a train carriage:
Video – AR tips tower…
AR Demolition delivers another impressive contract; ATGO delivers another stunning video. Award-winning contractor AR Demolition has brought home another complex and challenging demolition contract, this time within the confines of Ford’s famous Dagenham car plant. And the entire process was captured by the UK’s leading purveyor of cinema-quality demolition video, ATGO.
Video – 40-watt club recruits another…
You cut the base out of a concrete tower. What did you think would happen? Any demolition method that requires the operative involved to possess the speed of Usain Bolt and the reflexes of a startled cat must surely be questionable. And yet, time and again, YouTube throws up examples of these oxygen thieves risking…Read moreRead more
